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Why Technology is Driving More Urban Renewal

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Back in 2006/07 when I sold my company and then worked at Salesforce.com there were very few options in SF for technology folk to build their careers at big, growing companies. So we’ve seen an explosion in the number of startup companies and subsequently a huge burst in the number of incubators. Juniper and countless others.

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10 Key Buildings in the Brooklyn Innovation Community

This is going to be BIG.

Back in 2006, when I started working on putting together some community groups for entrepreneurs and tech people, I looked for a better name to reference this collection of people. Interior of the Batcave, 2006 ( Jake Dobkin / Gothamist). Tech community" seemed too much about people soldering things together and writing code.

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This Week in VC – Scott Painter, CEO of Zag & TrueCar

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Incubated by Clearstone Ventures in 2008. Danish VOIP technology company founded in 2006 by entrepreneur Tanveer Sharif. Current round: $4. led by Altos Ventures and Maverick Capital, with Larry Braitman. Total raised: $6.0mm. See: TechCrunch. Total raised: $10.5mm. See: TechCrunch.

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Twitter co-founder Biz Stone joins board of audiovisual startup Chroma

TechCrunch

An early Google employee, Stone worked on the Blogger team after its acquisition, ahead of helping co-found Twitter in 2006. The venture most notably incubated the blogging platform Medium. He remained with Twitter for a number of years as the company grew to become adopted by millions of users worldwide.

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VCs at Freestyle, Plexo Capital and Sequoia join Startup Battlefield judges

TechCrunch

In 2004, Samuel co-founded Crackle, an internet video platform acquired by Sony for $65 million in 2006. Lo Toney incubated and spun out Plexo Capital from GV with a strategy to increase access to early-stage deal flow. Samuel graduated from MIT with a degree in electrical engineering.

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Pangyo Techno Valley: Korea’s Prime Innovation Cluster Bolstered by Local Governmental Support

AsiaTechDaily

Launched in 2006, Pangyo Techno Valley has evolved across its three phases, fostering a collaborative ecosystem comprising businesses, support entities, and national government involvement. Frequently termed the “Silicon Valley of Korea”, Pangyo Techno Valley is garnering global interest.

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Daily Crunch: Property management startup Doorstead raises $21.5M Series B

TechCrunch

After they tracked uninvested capital by year going back to 2006, the pair found that “a crisis within the investment landscape has often been followed by years of systematic outperformance of returns, and history has a way of repeating itself.” Jacquelyn has more.

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